Christos Dimopoulos

Christos Dimopoulos (Greek: Χρήστος Δημόπουλος, born 6 September 1958) is a retired Greek footballer who played for PAOK and Panathinaikos F.C. His nickname was "Fonias" (Φονιάς, meaning Killer) of Greek football. He played as a forward.

Christos Dimopoulos
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-09-06) 6 September 1959
Place of birth Gastouni, Greece
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 Panetolikos 63 (18)
1980–1985 PAOK 112 (47)
1985–1990 Panathinaikos 112 (40)
1990–1993 Athinaikos 60 (21)
1993–1994 Kalamata 18 (8)
Total 365 (134)
National team
1982–1985 Greece 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Dimopoulos was born in Gastouni, Greece. He started his professional career in Aias Gastounis. He played for PAOK from 1980 to 1985, scoring 47 league goals in 112 appearances and 5 UEFA Cup goals in 8 appearances with the club. At the end of the 1985 season, Dimopoulos signed to Panathinaikos and later played professional with Athinaikos F.C. and Kalamata F.C. He finished his career playing with PAE Pyrgos at Fourth Division during 1994–95 season. Throughout his career, he made 10 appearances for the Greece national football team.[1]

Nowadays, he is believed to be one of the best strikers in PAOK history.[2]

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References
  1. Greek internationals of the 1980s at RSSSF.com
  2. Kolokotsios, Lambros (11 September 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΧΡ.ΔΗΜΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Chr. Dimopoulos)] (in Greek). Evrytania News. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

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